Stivers won 60.9 percent of the vote with 282,504 votes counted. Stivers retained a two-year term and an annual salary of $174,000, though that could increase by 1.1 percent in 2013.

In Perry County, Stivers led with 62 percent of the vote. In Ross County, Stivers led with 63.4 percent of the vote. In Fairfield County, Stivers led with 66.1 percent of the vote, according to early numbers reported by the Ohio Secretary ...